aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

a teacher's aide

specifically : a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer

Synonyms of aide

• assistant
• aid
• apprentice
• adjutant
• deputy

Examples of aide in a Sentence

The senate office hired several congressional aides.

the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow

Recent Examples on the Web

Burnham plans to work there at least one day a week, alongside a full-time staff of aides, experts and civil servants. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

To say that this was an eventful day for congressional aides and senate staff would be an understatement. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

States have responded by reducing some optional benefits such as home health aides and support. — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 31 July 2026

For years, employers from Florida to Ohio have relied on immigrants taking part in a humanitarian program to staff hard-to-fill job openings for construction workers and home health aides. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for aide-de-camp

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing aide

• aide-de-camp
• aide-mémoire
• nurse aide
• nurse's aide

Rhymes for aide

• aid
• bade
• blade
• braid
• clade
• dade
• fade
• flayed
• fraid
• frayed
• gade
• glade

Kids Definition

aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

Medical Definition

aide

noun

ˈād 

: a person who acts as an assistant

volunteer aides

psychiatric aides

see nurse aide